Michigan weather update: What can you expect for this afternoon and evening?

The snow is rapidly diminishing, and should be over for all of Lower Michigan between 1 p.m and 3 p.m. The Detroit area and extreme southeast Michigan will have the snow holding on the longest.

As of 11 a.m. snow totals are in the 5-to-7 inch range south of I-94, and in the 3-to-5 range north of I-94 up to Bay City.

This afternoon expect the snow to end everywhere by 3 p.m.

Winds will be strong enough for continued blowing and drifting through 5 p.m. Winds between now and 5 p.m. will range between 12 and 20 miles per hour in most spots. The winds will rapidly diminish between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., going from 15 MPH at 5 p.m. to 8 MPH at 8 p.m. After 8 p.m. the winds will continue to diminish.

Don't expect salt to work well on roads. Temperatures will be dropping this afternoon and evening, as more cold air pours in. In fact, road crews sometimes don't even use salt at the evening temperatures.

Sometimes salt can do more harm than good. The salt can melt snow, leaving a wet patch, and then drifting snow covers the wetness and turns it back to ice. So road crews may just be plowing this afternoon and evening.

Although the weather won't be as bad for travel as this morning, do expect to need lots of extra time to get where you have to go this evening. With the cold temperatures, roads just won't be cleared up in a short time.